< 1:16 and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

1:17 So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.

1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

1:19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

1:20 But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

< 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.

1:22 Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

1:23 Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.

1:24 And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife;

1:25 and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

2:2 Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

2:3 And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

2:4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,

< 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

2:7 Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.

2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found [him,] bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

2:9 And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

2:10 And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

< 2:11 And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

2:12 And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

2:13 Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

2:14 And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;

2:15 and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.

< 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

2:18 A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

2:20 Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

< 2:21 And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

2:23 and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.

4:3 And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

4:5 Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

< 4:6 and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

4:7 Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

4:8 Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

4:9 and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

< 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

4:12 Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

4:13 and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:

4:14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

4:15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

< 4:16 The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.

4:17 From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

4:18 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.

4:19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

4:20 And they straightway left the nets, and followed him.

< 4:21 And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

4:22 And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

4:23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.

4:24 And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.

4:25 And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and [from] beyond the Jordan.

5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:

5:2 and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

< 5:6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

5:10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

< 5:11 Blessed are ye when [men] shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.

5:15 Neither do [men] light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.

< 5:16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

5:17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.

5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.

5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

5:20 For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

< 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

5:22 but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

5:23 If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

5:24 leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

< 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.

5:27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

5:28 but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

5:29 And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

5:30 And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.

< 5:31 It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

5:32 but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

5:33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

5:34 but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;

5:35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

< 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

5:37 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil [one].

5:38 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

5:39 but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

5:40 And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

< 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

6:1 Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

6:2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

6:4 that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

6:5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

< 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

6:7 And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

6:8 Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

6:13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one.]

6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

< 6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

6:18 that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

6:20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

6:22 The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!

6:24 No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

6:25 Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

< 6:26 Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?

6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

6:28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

6:29 yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

6:30 But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

< 6:31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

6:32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

6:33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

6:34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

8:1 And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

8:2 And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

8:3 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.

8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

8:5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

< 8:6 and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

8:7 And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

8:8 And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

8:9 For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

8:10 And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

< 8:11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

8:12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever.

8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.

< 8:16 And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick:

8:17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side.

8:19 And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

< 8:21 And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

8:22 But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

8:23 And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.

8:24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

8:25 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish.

< 8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

8:27 And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

8:29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

8:30 Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.

< 8:31 And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.

8:33 And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons.

8:34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart from their borders.

9:5 For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?

< 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go up unto thy house.

9:7 And he arose, and departed to his house.

9:8 But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.

9:9 And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

9:10 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

< 9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?

9:12 But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

9:13 But go ye and learn what [this] meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

9:14 Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

9:15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.

< 9:16 And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

9:17 Neither do [men] put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

9:19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.

9:20 And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

< 9:21 for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole.

9:22 But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,

9:24 he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

9:25 But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose.

10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

10:38 And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

10:40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

< 10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.

11:1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.

11:2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples

11:3 and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

11:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see:

11:5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.

< 11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

11:7 And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

11:8 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft [raiment]? Behold, they that wear soft [raiment] are in king's houses.

11:9 But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

11:10 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

< 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

11:14 And if ye are willing to receive [it,] this is Elijah, that is to come.

11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

< 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

11:17 and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.

11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.

11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

< 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

11:22 But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

11:23 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

11:24 But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

11:25 At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:

11:27 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him.]

11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw.

12:23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?

12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.

12:25 And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

< 12:26 and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?

12:27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

12:28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

12:29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong [man,] and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong [man]? and then he will spoil his house.

12:30 He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

< 12:31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

12:32 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.

12:33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

12:34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

12:35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

< 12:36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

12:38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee.

12:39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:

12:40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

< 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

12:43 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

< 12:46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

12:47 And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.

12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

12:49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

13:1 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

13:2 And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

13:3 And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

13:4 and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

13:5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

< 13:6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

13:7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them:

13:8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

13:9 He that hath ears, let him hear.

13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

< 13:11 And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

13:14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

< 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

13:17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.

13:18 Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

13:20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it;

< 13:21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.

13:22 And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

13:23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

13:24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:

13:25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

< 13:26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

13:27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares?

13:28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

13:29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

< 13:31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

13:32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

13:34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:

13:35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

< 13:36 Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

13:37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

13:38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil [one];

13:39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.

< 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity,

13:42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

13:44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:

< 13:46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

13:48 which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

13:49 So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous,

13:50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

13:52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

13:53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

13:54 And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

< 13:56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.

13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

14:1 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

14:2 and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

14:3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

14:4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

14:5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

< 14:6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

14:7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

14:8 And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

14:9 And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given;

14:10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

< 14:11 And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

14:12 And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

14:13 Now when Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard [thereof,] they followed him on foot from the cities.

14:14 And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

14:15 And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

< 14:16 But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

14:17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

14:18 And he said, Bring them hither to me.

14:19 And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

14:20 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

< 14:21 And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

14:22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.

14:23 And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone.

14:24 But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.

< 14:26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.

14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto the upon the waters.

14:29 And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.

14:30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.

15:20 these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

< 15:21 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

15:22 And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

15:24 But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

15:25 But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

< 15:26 And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

15:27 But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

15:29 And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

15:30 And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at this feet; and he healed them:

< 15:31 insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.

15:32 And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way.

15:33 And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?

15:34 And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

15:35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

< 15:36 and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

15:37 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

15:38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.

15:39 And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

16:1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

16:2 But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the heaven is red.

16:3 And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot [discern] the signs of the times.

16:4 An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

16:5 And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread.

< 16:6 And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

16:7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.

16:8 And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?

16:9 Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

16:10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

< 16:11 How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

16:12 Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

16:13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

16:14 And they said, Some [say] John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

16:15 He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?

< 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

16:18 And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

16:19 I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

16:20 Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.

< 16:21 From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

16:22 And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee.

16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.

16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

16:25 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

< 16:26 For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.

16:28 Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:

17:2 and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

17:3 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.

17:4 And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

17:5 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

< 17:6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

17:7 And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

17:8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.

17:9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead.

17:10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

< 17:11 And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:

17:12 but I say into you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.

17:13 Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

17:14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, saying,

17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and off-times into the water.

< 17:16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

17:17 And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me.

17:18 And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the boy was cured from that hour.

17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out?

17:20 And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

17:22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men;

17:23 and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.

17:24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel?

17:25 He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?

< 17:26 And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free.

17:27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

18:1 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

18:2 And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,

18:3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

18:5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:

< 18:6 But whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and [that] he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

18:7 Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!

18:8 And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

18:9 And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

18:10 See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

19:1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea beyond the Jordan;

19:2 and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

19:3 And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?

19:4 And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made [them] from the beginning made them male and female,

19:5 and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?

< 19:6 So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

19:7 They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away?

19:8 He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.

19:10 The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.

< 19:11 But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

19:12 For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother's womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

19:13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.

19:15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

< 19:16 And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

19:17 And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet?

< 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

19:22 But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was one that had great possessions.

19:23 And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

19:25 And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved?

< 19:26 And Jesus looking upon [them] said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

19:27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have?

19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

19:29 And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

19:30 But many shall be last [that are] first; and first [that are] last.

21:7 and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their garments; and he sat thereon.

21:8 And the most part of the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the way.

21:9 And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

21:10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?

< 21:11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

21:12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of he money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;

21:13 and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

21:14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

21:15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,

< 21:16 and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou has perfected praise?

21:17 And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.

21:18 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered.

21:19 And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

21:20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?

< 21:21 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.

21:23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

21:24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

21:25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?

< 21:26 But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.

21:27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

21:28 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

21:29 And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.

21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.

< 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

21:32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.

21:33 Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

21:34 And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.

21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

< 21:36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner.

21:37 But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

21:38 But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

21:39 And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

21:40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

< 21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?

21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

21:44 And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

21:45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

< 21:46 And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

22:1 And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,

22:2 The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

22:3 and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.

22:4 Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

22:5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

< 22:6 and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

22:7 But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

22:8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

22:9 Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

22:10 And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

< 22:11 But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:

22:12 and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

22:13 Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

22:14 For many are called, but few chosen.

22:15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in [his] talk.

< 22:16 And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.

22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?

22:19 Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius.

22:20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

< 22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

22:22 And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.

22:23 On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,

22:24 saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

22:25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;

< 22:26 in like manner the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

22:27 And after them all, the woman died.

22:28 In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

22:29 But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven.

< 22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not [the God] of the dead, but of the living.

22:33 And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

22:34 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.

23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

< 23:16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

23:17 Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

23:18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

23:19 Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

23:20 He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

< 23:21 And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

23:22 And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

23:24 Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!

23:25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.

< 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

23:29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,

23:30 and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

< 23:31 Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.

23:34 Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

23:35 that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.

< 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

23:38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

24:25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.

< 24:26 If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe [it] not.

24:27 For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

24:28 Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

24:29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

24:30 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

< 24:31 And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

24:32 Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

24:33 even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors.

24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.

27:1 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

27:2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.

27:3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

27:4 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it].

27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

< 27:6 And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.

27:7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

27:8 Wherefore that field was called, the field of blood, unto this day.

27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom [certain] of the children of Israel did price;

27:10 and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

< 27:11 Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

27:12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

27:13 Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

27:14 And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

27:15 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

27:17 When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

27:18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

27:19 And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

27:20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

< 27:21 But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

27:22 Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.

27:23 And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

27:24 So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye [to it].

27:25 And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.

< 27:26 Then released he unto them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.

27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band.

27:28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

27:29 And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

27:30 And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.

< 27:31 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him.

27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go [with them], that he might bear his cross.

27:33 And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,

27:34 they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.

27:35 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots;

27:47 And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

27:48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

27:49 And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.

27:50 And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.

< 27:51 And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent;

27:52 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

27:53 and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.

27:54 Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

27:55 And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

< 27:56 among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

27:57 And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

27:58 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up.

27:59 And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

27:60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

< 27:61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

27:62 Now on the morrow, which is [the day] after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate,

27:63 saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again.

27:64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

27:65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it [as] sure as ye can.

< 27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.